Chosei Funahara

Chosei Funahara
Funahara in 1979
Background information
Born	(1953-12-10) December 10, 1953 (age 70) Hyogo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Musician, filmmaker
Instrument	Bass guitar

Osao Chosei Funahara (born December 10, 1953) is a musician and film director and producer. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan, Chosei Funahara was educated in both the United States and Japan. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Nihon University College of Art's Cinema Department in Tokyo. While pursuing New York University's NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (Cinema Studies), he performed as bassist and founding member of the cult punk rock group the Plasmatics.